Controlled Parking Zone Consultation (Permit M Review & M3 Extension)

Welcome to the Permit M and Permit M3 Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) Parking Review engagement page.

London Borough of Harrow's consultation on reviewing the CPZ and parking across Permit M and an extended area in Permit M3 will run from Monday 18 November to 23:59 on Friday 16 December 2024.

Background

Following a boroughwide review of on street parking, the Council is currently reviewing the parking arrangements across several areas. On street parking surveys have confirmed high parking saturation in several roads, especially those living near existing CPZ’s and other parking issues including:

• Displaced non-residential parking from nearby Controlled Parking Zones.
• Residents and/or their visitors being unable to park near their homes.
• Reports of dangerous parking and speeding.
• High demand to park on street during the day and evening.

This consultation will help identify if changes are required to the existing Controlled Parking Zone (Permit M) is required, whilst also gauging whether the existing Controlled Parking Zone (Permit M3) boundary should be extended.

Consultation approach

We are consulting all residents and businesses in the existing CPZ, Permit M, which currently operates Monday to Friday 10am – 11am & 2pm - 3pm.

We are also consulted residents in the surrounding roads to the existing CPZ as shown on the plan to see if an extension to Permit area M3 is required.

This will help the council better understand parking issues in this zone, whether the current hours and days of control should be extended and to ensure all CPZs work well together and minimise the risk of displaced parking.

Proposed operational times and days

In considering the existing CPZ and a possible extension, we would like to know what parking issues you may be experiencing and if you support the following proposals:

1. A new CPZ operational Monday to Saturday, 8.00am to 6.30pm;

This proposal will help control and regulate parking and free up road space for residents. The consultation will also help identify any parking problems and, if necessary, introduce appropriate measures.

This is a first stage consultation, and the information gathered will help design any future proposals that will help control and regulate parking on street and free up road space for residents. The consultation will also help identify any other issues and, if necessary, introduce appropriate measures.

Postal copies should be returned to:

London Borough of Harrow, Transportation, P.O Box 1362, Harrow, HA3 3RL

How do I decide?

We encourage you to participate in this consultation and decide what is important for your household. You should also consider whether the current and future parking issues on your road would justify amending the existing parking controls.

If you wish to be included in a new parking zone, the days and hours of control should balance the level of parking issues with the flexibility to have visitors outside of those hours.

Another review in this area is unlikely for several years due to other borough-wide requests and ongoing parking schemes. It’s important to share any parking concerns now so we can address them. Even if you are not currently experiencing issues, nearby roads joining a new zone could cause future parking problems.

Parking permit charges

Parking schemes are designed to be self-financing – this means the money generated through the permits and enforcement pays for associated costs for a CPZ such as the installation and maintenance of CPZs, Civil Enforcement Officers, processing parking fines, issuing permits, and other associated costs.

The annual resident parking permit costs in Harrow were introduced on 1st April 2024 and are based on vehicle emissions or engine capacity and are reviewed annually. They do not change based on how long the parking controls are. The council uses a charging structure that incentivises lower or zero levels of emissions to address the impact on climate change and improve air quality and the environment.

If you own a hybrid vehicle that uses both electric and fossil fuel as its source of power, then the charges will be based on the maximum vehicle emissions rating for the vehicle.

Visitor permits are currently £26.60 per book of 10, which is reduced to half price for senior citizens or those receiving benefits if the discount is claimed. Blue badge displaying vehicles can park for free.

Please note while parking permits help deal with parking issues during the controlled times, they do not guarantee a parking space. You only need to buy a resident and/or visitors parking permit if you intend to park the vehicle on the road during the controlled times.

It should be noted that residents who live in a car free or car light, development will not be eligible to apply for parking permits to park in Controlled Parking Zones. These conditions will have been explained to residents of new developments upon purchase or when entering into lease agreements.

Further information about parking permits; including the costs for residents, Doctor (GP), business and traders permits; can be found on the right-hand side of this page.

Up to date information is also available on the following Council website: https://www.harrow.gov.uk/parking-permits/resident-parking-permits/3

Next Steps

Once the consultation has closed, officers will analyse the responses on a road-by-road basis, and based on the results, the council will decide what measures, if any, are taken forward to the next stage.

The consultation results will be presented and discussed with the local ward councillors. Following this, the Strategic Director of Culture, Environment & Economy, in collaboration with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Highways, will decide on the next steps. If the scheme progresses to the next stage, the council will write to you again with further information. More information on the various stages of consultation and implementation process is provided within the Frequently Asked Questions section on the My Harrow Talk survey platform.

Important information

Consultation responses submitted without a name and address will not be officially recorded in the results of this consultation. We count your household or business as one response, rather than a number of responses from individual residents/employees from the same address.

Name, address and business information are required for analysis purposes only as part of this consultation; in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, your name and address will be kept confidential.

A copy of the proposal map, a link to the Frequently Asked Questions on the Controlled Parking Zone, and a copy of the consultation leaflet can be accessed using the links on the right-hand side of this page.

All responses should be received no later than Monday 16 December 2024 at 11.59pm.